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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
O TO SAIL, by WILLIAM WATSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: O to sail with thee, my dear
Last Line: Far from heart-ache, far from heart-break, on the great heart-healing sea.
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Sailing & Sailors; Togetherness
First Line: O to sail with thee, my dear
Last Line: Far from heart-ache, far from heart-break, on the great heart-healing sea.
Alternate Author Name(s): Watson, John William
Subject(s): Sailing & Sailors; Togetherness
O TO sail with thee, my dear,
Under headlands high and sheer,
At the mellow hour of daydroop when the lull of eve is near!
O to sail away, and be
From the curse of care set free,
Far from heart-ache, far from heart-break, on the great heart-healing sea.
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